Dress: all Moroccans wear robes, turbans, veils and layers of clothes.ī. Family: Americans have no sense of extended family and no respect for old age and seniority.Īs for the Americans, they harbour consciously or unconsciously the following stereotypes about Moroccans :Ī. Selfishness: all Americans are self-centred and have no sense of sharing.Į.
Beauty: all American women are beautiful, tall and have blond hair with blue eyes.ĭ. Violence: the streets of America are real battlefields where people get killed like flies (3) especially in such cities as New York, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles.Ĭ.
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This idea has in recent years been consolidated by such popular TV series as “Dallas”, “Dynasty”, etc.ī. Wealth: all Americans with no exception are rich. The stereotypes in question are as follows :Ī.
In this respect, Moroccans have, with time, cultivated the following stereotypes about Americans as the result of many factors such as the mass media ( radio, television and the cinema mainly) as well as travellers’ exaggerated accounts, etc. To slip into a stereotype is an extremely easy step to undertake, but to slip out of one takes a bit of goodwill and willingness to acquire knowledge about the other and to get to know him better without bias and prejudice. Yet, in spite of centuries of friendship, understanding and peace between Moroccans and Americans, the distance, cultural differences, ignorance of each other and lack of interest combined together have created the ideal environment for stereotyping, bearing in mind that such phenomena result in a distorted image of reality. The exemplary understanding and friendship that exists today between the people of Morocco and the people of the United States is undoubtedly the result of unrelenting work on both sides of dedicated people who sought to reduce the cultural and linguistic differences between the two nations and to build a bridge of peace and acceptance over the raging waves of the Atlantic. This Treaty which has gone over two centuries without being broken in spite of some political mishaps is considered as being the longest running treaty that the United States has ever had with any foreign country. This treaty was followed by an exchange of emissaries and the establishment in Tangier of an American diplomatic mission called The American Legation (turned today into a museum of the relations between Morocco and the US) that played a major role in strengthening the relations between the two countries. There they would be permitted to ” take refreshment, and enjoy in them the same privileges and immunities with those of the other nations with whom His Imperial Majesty maintains peace”.” (2) In what was virtually a recognition of the Independence of The United States, Sultan Sidi Mohammad XVI issued a declaration on February 20, 1778, notifying all consul and Christian merchants in Tangier, Sale, and Mogador that henceforth all vessels flying America’s flag might freely enter Moroccan ports. “While Vainly soliciting European support, the United States had been neglecting opportunities to deal directly with Morocco. BackgroundĪs a result of a problem of piracy in the Mediterranean Sea, Morocco and the United States signed an agreement of friendship in 1776. Since the agreement between Morocco and the United States to begin Peace Corps activity in Morocco, about thousands of Volunteers have served there to undertake with its people the search for mutual understanding and peace and to work along with Moroccans to achieve economic and social development in the areas of education, agriculture/rural development/food, renewable energy, health, small business development, wildlife, social services, environmental education, etc. The Government of the United States will provide training to enable the Volunteers to perform their tasks more effectively.” The Volunteers will work under the immediate supervision of private or governmental organizations in Morocco designated by the two governments. “The Government of the United States will furnish Peace Corps volunteers as may be requested by the Government of Morocco, upon arrival of the request, to perform in Morocco tasks mutually agreed upon by our two governments.
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